UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)    October 20, 2004    

    First Community Corporation    
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

    South Carolina    
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                 000-28344            57-1010751       
              (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)  

      5455 Sunset Blvd, Lexington, South Carolina  
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
         29072                              
(Zip Code)                           
 

    (803) 951-2265    
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

    Not Applicable    
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

        Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 20, 2004, First Community Corporation, holding company for First Community Bank, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)      Exhibits: The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit
Number                  Description

  99.1 Earnings Press Release for period ended September 30, 2004.




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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

By:  /s/   Joseph G. Sawyer               
Name:  Joseph G. Sawyer
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Dated: October 20, 2004






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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                     Description

99.1           Earnings Press Release for the period ended September 30, 2004.






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